San Fernando

English

Etymology

From Spanish San Fernando.

The city in Trinidad and Tobago is named after Ferdinand III of Castile (1199 or 1201 - 1252).

Proper noun

San Fernando (uncountable)

  1. Several locations in Latin America, Spain and the Philippines:
    1. A department of Chacon, Argentina
    2. A commune and city in Colchagua, Chile
    3. A former department of Chile.
    4. A town in Bolivar, Colombia
    5. A city in Tamaulipas, Mexico
    6. A town in Chiapas, Mexico
    7. The provincial capital of Pampanga, Philippines
    8. The provincial capital of La Union, Philippines
    9. A municipality of Cebu, Philippines
    10. A municipality of Camarines Sur, Philippines
    11. A municipality of Bukidnon, Philippines
    12. A municipality of Masbate, Philippines
    13. A municipality of Romblon, Philippines
    14. A city in Cadiz, Spain
    15. A town in the Chalatenango department, El Salvador
  2. A city in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles County, California.
  3. A city in Bexar County, Texas; modern San Antonio
  4. A city in Trinidad and Tobago.
    Synonym: Sando (nickname)

Derived terms

Cebuano

Proper noun

San Fernando

  1. Several locations in the Philippines named after Ferdinand III of Castile
    1. San Fernando (a municipality of Cebu, Philippines)
    2. San Fernando (a municipality of Bukidnon, Philippines)
    3. San Fernando (a municipality of Masbate, Philippines)
    4. San Fernando (a municipality of Romblon, Philippines)
    5. San Fernando (a municipality of Camarines Sur, Philippines)
    6. San Fernando (the capital city of La Union, Philippines)
    7. San Fernando (the capital city of Pampanga, Philippines)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:San Fernando.

Spanish

Etymology

Named after Ferdinand III of Castile.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌsan feɾˈnando/ [ˌsãɱ feɾˈnãn̪.d̪o]
  • Syllabification: San Fer‧nan‧do

Proper noun

San Fernando m

  1. San Fernando (a city and commune of Colchagua, Chile)
  2. (historical) A department of Chile
  3. San Fernando (a town in Bolivar, Colombia)
  4. San Fernando (a town in Chiapas, Mexico)
  5. Several cities and municipalities in the Philippines
    1. San Fernando (the provincial capital of Pampanga, Philippines)
    2. San Fernando (the provincial capital of La Union, Philippines)
    3. San Fernando (a municipality of Cebu, Philippines)
    4. San Fernando (a municipality of Camarines Sur, Philippines)
    5. San Fernando (a municipality of Bukidnon, Philippines)
    6. San Fernando (a municipality of Masbate, Philippines)
    7. San Fernando (a municipality of Romblon, Philippines)
  6. San Fernando (a city in Cadiz, Spain)
  7. San Fernando (a city in California)
  8. A town in the Chalatenango department, El Salvador

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish San Fernando, most cases of which referring to Saint Ferdinand III of Castile.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌsan feɾˈnando/ [ˌsam fɛɾˈnan.do]
    • IPA(key): (more native-sounding) /ˌsan peɾˈnando/ [ˌsam pɛɾˈnan.do]
  • Syllabification: San Fer‧nan‧do

Proper noun

San Fernando (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜈᜈ᜔ᜇᜓ)

  1. several cities and municipalities in the Philippines:
    1. San Fernando (a city, the provincial capital of Pampanga, Philippines)
    2. San Fernando (the provincial capital, the largest city in La Union, Philippines)
    3. San Fernando (a municipality of Camarines Sur, Philippines)
    4. San Fernando (a municipality of Romblon, Philippines)
    5. San Fernando (a municipality of Masbate, Philippines)
    6. San Fernando (a municipality of Cebu, Philippines)
    7. San Fernando (a municipality of Bukidnon, Philippines)
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